Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-05
DEATH OF JENNIE LIND.
The Illness Of the Famous Singer Results
Fatally at Last.
Her Early Career and Her Renown in
America The Old Times at Castle
Garden---Her Later Quiet Life---How
She Looked and Dressed---Her English
Home.

Jenny Lind Mime. Godschmidt), the
celebrated Swedish singer, died in London,
Wednesday the 2nd. inst. She was 60 years
of age. She had been seriously i'll for some
weeks.
She retired from the stage after her mar
riage in America in 1852, but reappeared at
various concerts in aid of charities. She
had not appeared in public since 1865.
The celebrated Swedish nightingale"
was born at Stockholm, October 8, 1921, and
nine years later was pupil in the training
school of music. For three years she sang
chidrens parts on the stage, and for four
years more was almost deprived of the great
est pleasure of her life by the partial loss of
her voice. As the time was busily occupied
in the study of instrumental music, it was
not lost and the sudden return of her won
ierful voice in all its beauty and strength
started her on the career which won her re-
nown. Her first regular character on the stage
was Agatha, in THE Huguenots, but she
subsequently, studied in Paris with Garcia and
Meyerbecr, and returned to Stockholm amid
the enthusiasm of her people, before she
made her start in her first tour of Europe, at
Dresden. and achieved her great triumph, in
1874 at Berlin, as Nielka in The Camp of
Silesia." This was written specially for her
Nv MRNernStT. Nnu ttHidilttN last lEltHN
until his death. Jenny Lind's success was so
great and continuous. that when she made
her first appearance in London. in Is47. she
was welcomed as the first singer of the day,
and was rapturously applauded and feted.
The role in which she first bowed the British
metropolis TO her feet was one of those in
which she had won the enthusiastic encour-
ment of her countrymeu at Stockholm. in
ls3S---Alice. in Robert lie Diabe." Three
wears after this. in 1850 she came 10 this
country under the management of Mr.. 7. T.
Baruum and conquered all New York in the
famous old opera house at Castle Garden.
Her engagement was for $50 concerts, hut
only % were given, the engagement being
then cancelled
II was at this time that Jenny Lind married
NJ. Otto Goldschmidt and retired permanent
~ from the stage. This was in 1852. Re
turning to Europe they lived at Dresden for
time but soon returned to London. Her
life since that has been exceedingly quiet
HER RECENT LIFE.
A recent letter from London to the Phila-
delphia Press contained the following about
the dead songstress: 1t hardly seems posi-
BILE that the quaint little old lady, Madam
Iind-Goldschmidt, with whom have recent
ly spent so charming an evening is really
the same Jennie Lind" who thrilled the
world with her unparalleled voice and made
| il ring with her praises generation or more
| ago. Although never a truly beautiful woman.
the great eantatriee, judging from the many
different portraits that are hanging about heI
house. must formerly have been attractive
and engaging in her appearance, but to-day
she is the plainest, most old-fashioned LITTLE
body imaginable, dressing in the style of thir
ty-hve years ago. with a funny little cap.
folded over her shoulders and curiously
fashioned cap on her head. underneath which
. her hair is drawn down smoothly on her face
over her ears. Added to these peculiarities
she wears a dress made in a perfectly plair
manner, gathered" into n belt at the wais
and with no attempt whatever at Ornamental
: ton in the way of trimming or overskirt
, Few people, fancy, save her very intimate
friends. are aware of the exceedingly roman.
tic nature of Jennie Lind's marriage. not 81
many years ago, to Mr.. Otto Goldschmidt
i who is perhaps fully fifteen years her junior,